Ashtray



Jun@ m, ww.. J. L, DILLVON f mm2 ASHTRAY Filed Feb. l, 1937 Patented `lune 21, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ASHTRAY Jesse L. Dillon, Indianapolis, Ind. Application February 1, 1937, Serial No. 123,531

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in combination cigarette holders and ash receivers.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette holder and ash receiver wherein the structure for supporting the cigarette is mounted directly over the ash receiver, `so that if a lighted cigarette is permitted to burn without attention and becomes unbalanced and falls offof the said supporting structure, it can onlyfall into the `ash receiver, thus eliminating the likelihood of fires being started by cigarettes which frequently fall off. of conventional types of ash receivers onto rugs and other inflammable material.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be found in the following specification.

" In the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the `cigarette support and ash receiver.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View, taken `substantially on the line 2 2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing wherein like nul merals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 generally refers toy the ash receiver which is of oblong shape, the same having the bottom Wall 6, the side walls 'l 'l and the end walls 8 8. The top wall 9 is of gable formation consisting of the sloping side portions a-a in which are the longitudinally disposed (Cl. ISI-51) slots I0. At the high points of the top 9 a bridge piece Il is secured transversely of the slots l and on this bridge piece are secured the supports l2 which project upwardly through the slots l0.

Thus it can be seen, that ashes falling from a cigarette supportedby the saddles l2 will fall into the receptacle through the opening l and furthermore should a cigarette be left unattended and burn to such an extent that it becomes unbalanced and falls off of its saddles l2, it can fall only into the receptacle 5.

Obviously the top 9 and the bridge piece Il along with the supports or saddle members I2 can be removed from the receptacle 5.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may bei resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described they invention what is claimed as new is:

A structure of the character described comprising a receptacle having a removable top provided with an elongated slot therein, a member secured to the top, and a cigarette support on the said member, said cigarette support projecting from the members through the slot and supported above the slot entirely within the marginal limits of the slot.

JESSE L. DILLON. 

